Friday, November 18, 2011

Making a Case for Just In Case

I don't quite identify with Chicken Little, but believing that end times are near, I am concerned with being prepared. Spiritually as well and physically.

I am completely prepared spiritually, but physically, well . . .

Five years ago I bought backpacks full of survival items. I was still quite concerned that another 911 might happen and I wanted to be prepared. And living in Ohio nearly my whole life, I knew weather could change in an instant. Both of those factors influenced my decision to purchase the survival backpacks. Well, many of those survival items have a shelf life of 5 years - the water, the protein bars, etc. Many of the items like those funky silver blankets and face masks will last forever -- theoretically of course.

Our house flooded and we lost many of the non-perishables. Items that I never got around to replacing through the (internet) survival site that I originally bought them from. When I was at our local GET-EVERYTHING-AT-ONE-STOP store, I noticed that many of the items from the survival backpack were in the camping section. The nice thing about the internet site was that the food items were packaged to last and be relatively lightweight on their own. So, I still may purchase items a la cart from the internet site. Assuming that I can find it again . . . *sigh*

At the time, I thought the backpacks were a great idea in case we had to do any traveling, especially on foot. When I dream up a disaster, I dream big. I'm just sayin'

I still think it's a good idea, but the packs ended up being quite heavy and I have kids that are 10 and younger. None of them would have been able to carry either of the two heavy packs if either my husband or I were MIA.

Plus, the whole flooding thing can still be an issue . . . So this time, I think I will do the lidded plastic box but with backpacks inside so that they stay safe and dry and IF we need to travel, we can. And each of us will have a pack that is good for our size/age and each pack can have a blanket, flashlight, food, etc. Should we get separated for any reason, no one will be without what they need.

While surfing tonight, I found a list of the 77 items that get cleared out of the stores the quickest should a disaster be on the horizon. Thanks Jamie! Many of these items will be in our box should a need arise. Some of them cannot, of course, but it's good to be aware of what goes quickly and prepare accordingly.

Having this list and the box ready in an case of an emergency helps with a bit of piece of mind. I certainly would rather be prepared and not have to use it than not be ready and wish I was. Now if I could just find a space big enough to stash the box in our 800sq ft apartment . . .

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